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McCarthy knocks Gillibrand as choice for Senate (Schumer to McCarthy: stifle yourself)
Newsday ^ | January 23, 2009 | REID J. EPSTEIN

Posted on 01/23/2009 1:30:50 PM PST by neverdem

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said yesterday Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand's gun control views make her unacceptable for the U.S. Senate and threatened a primary challenge in 2010 if Gov. David A. Paterson selects the Hudson Democrat to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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"I've spent 15 years trying to prevent gun violence in this country, and if he does pick her and if no one goes and primaries her, I will primary her," McCarthy said. "I will do that. I'm not going to give up on this. I'm not going to let New York State get represented by someone who gets a 100 percent rating from the NRA."

Sen. Charles Schumer, who like McCarthy is a strong proponent of gun control, asked the Mineola Democrat to refrain from protesting Gillibrand's selection, McCarthy said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: banglist; gillibrand; mccarthy; schumer
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To: neverdem
"I've spent 15 years trying to prevent gun violence in this country, and if he does pick her and if no one goes and primaries her, I will primary her," McCarthy said.
I am sure Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismond, and Sean Bell appreciate her efforts.
41 posted on 01/23/2009 4:12:54 PM PST by dbz77
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To: Carley
McCarthy considers herself a Catholic yet she refused to vote against partial birth abortion.

http://www.adaction.org/media/votingrecords/2008.pdf

The ADA gave her a LQ(liberal quotient?) of 95 based on her record on 20 issues/bills for 2008. The ACU gave her a lifetime rating of 18.56, IIRC. She had been a self described "moderate" pubbie prior to her defection, IIRC.

42 posted on 01/23/2009 4:13:51 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: neverdem

Reality Check:

Chucky and others would never have allowed Gilliland to be considered, much less seated, if she weren’t controlled and controllable.


43 posted on 01/23/2009 4:15:42 PM PST by lainie (The US congress is full to the brim of absolutely disgusting thieves who deserve humiliating ouster.)
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To: neverdem

I love this......Demagogues turning on each other, yippee.... could we just put all the Demagogues in one room, toss in a bunch of knives (since most of them are gun-haters), and see who emerges??


44 posted on 01/23/2009 5:18:46 PM PST by Enchante (Jan. 20, 2009: There is not enough scotch whiskey in the world to drown my sorrows now..........)
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To: Norman Bates; xcamel; fieldmarshaldj; Impy; neverdem

This is an interesting development, indeed. I wonder if McCarthy will go through with it? If so, the GOP might have a chance at her House seat, as well.


45 posted on 01/23/2009 5:42:50 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (If greed is a virtue, than corporate socialism is conservative)
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To: neverdem

How dare they select someone like Gillibrand. Afterall, Rep. Carolyn(Barrel Shroud)McCarthy has written legislation about guns and is an expert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ospNRk2uM3U


46 posted on 01/23/2009 6:36:01 PM PST by FreedomForce (A conservative 2012)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

She is now my senator and I’d take anyone but Cuomo anytime. She’s actually FROM the Upstate area instead of downstate dummies we’ve put up with for how long????


47 posted on 01/23/2009 7:05:23 PM PST by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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To: wardaddy; Joe Brower; Cannoneer No. 4; Criminal Number 18F; Dan from Michigan; Eaker; Jeff Head; ...
Check Carolyn(Barrel Shroud)McCarthy in comment# 46.

The rats in Congress pick up over 50 seats in the House and 14 seats in the Senate since 2006 by moving to the right on social issues, and the RINO geniuses tell us we should move to the left. These RINOs got to go. BTW, we're supposed to have truth in science now. What a relief!

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48 posted on 01/23/2009 8:52:15 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Badeye; neverdem

LMAO....good points !


49 posted on 01/23/2009 8:55:27 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: neverdem

Thanks for the ping!


50 posted on 01/23/2009 9:52:20 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; Norman Bates; St. Louis Conservative

Sure, the rats have a registration edge but not that much. It’s ‘gone to the rats’ in POTUS voting (it’s now only 62% white, in terms of total population of course not registered voters) but there’s still some local GOP strength, I think state GOP headquarters is in the district somewhere.

We need to cast a wide net in tackling house seats. Almost any open seat needs to be looked at.


51 posted on 01/23/2009 10:08:48 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: raybbr

Not guilty!


52 posted on 01/23/2009 10:20:12 PM PST by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe

Verb transitive no less!


53 posted on 01/23/2009 10:21:17 PM PST by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: sticker
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54 posted on 01/23/2009 10:23:55 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: raybbr
Guilty on the first count

NOT GUILTY on the second.

55 posted on 01/23/2009 11:42:24 PM PST by Obamageddon (Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
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To: neverdem; All
I've been thinking about this for the past two days, and have ofered my take on what is really going on here on this thread at Post #142:

New York Gov. Paterson to Name Rep. Gillibrand to Clinton's Former U.S. Senate Seat

56 posted on 01/24/2009 6:20:31 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: SparkyBass

Love it, photoshop?


57 posted on 01/24/2009 8:48:33 AM PST by sticker
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To: neverdem

I’ll take a pro-2nd Amendment Dem over an anti-gun RINO anyday.


58 posted on 01/24/2009 9:01:49 AM PST by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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To: sticker

Thank you, and yes, LOTS of photoshop :)


59 posted on 01/24/2009 9:16:26 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: FreedomForce
She did not know what a barrel shroud is but she put a prohibition of barrel shrouds in her proposed legislation.

Do I have that right?

60 posted on 01/24/2009 12:25:33 PM PST by Radix (There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those with loaded guns & those who dig. You dig.)
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